Friday, April 28, 2017

In or out?

This:

Baltimore and the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday began their formal search for a monitor to oversee sweeping reforms to city policing mandated by a court-ordered consent decree.The request for applications from prospective monitoring teams marked the first step in the process since a federal judge approved the consent decree earlier this month.

And this:

Baltimore’s mayor asked the FBI to send in reinforcements Wednesday to help the city get its murders under control.Mayor Catherine Pugh, speaking at a news conference, explained she went to the FBI’s Baltimore office for extra agents to join with police officers in combating a skyrocketing murder count, reports CNN.“Murder is out of control. There are too many guns on the streets. We’re looking for all the help we can get,” Pugh said.